Browse Directory
To learn about the functions available at the top of the portal (My
Home, My Account, Log Off, Help, and Search), click here.
Use this page to explore all the documents in the portal. The Knowledge
Directory is similar to a Windows Explorer file system tree in that documents
are organized in folders and subfolders.
A folder can contain documents from various sources, as well as links
to people, portlets, and communities. If your administrator has given
you permission, you might also be allowed to add documents to the Knowledge
Directory, or submit yourself as an expert on a particular topic.
If the folder includes a description, it appears
as a tooltip. To view the description, place your mouse over the folder
name.
To view a document in a folder or subfolder, click
the folder or subfolder, navigate to the document you want to open, and
click its name.
To view a range of documents, type a starting
number in the View items box,
an ending number in the to box, and click .
To move quickly to a folder that you visited on
your way to the current folder, click the folder’s name in the list of
folders beneath the banner at the top of the screen.
To move up one level in the folder tree, click
Up.
To edit a folder or subfolder, click 
Edit. To learn more,
click here.
To view the properties of a document, click the
Properties link under the document
description.
To tell other portal users about a document:
To the right of the document, click 
.
In the Document Invitation dialog box, copy
the text, then click Close.
In your e-mail application, paste the text
into an e-mail message and send it.
When other portal users click the URL in your e-mail, the document
displays. If a user does not have permission to see the document, an error
message is displayed.
The following options are only available to you if you have the appropriate
permissions. Contact your portal administrator if you need to perform
any of these actions but do not have the option to do so:
To edit objects in the Knowledge Directory, click
Edit to go into
edit mode, or click Directory
| Edit Directory. To learn more,
click here.
To submit a document to the portal, click 
Submit. To learn about
submitting documents, click here.
If you see Related Experts, have the appropriate
permissions, and are not already listed as an expert, click 
Add Me to
add yourself as an expert on the folder's topic.
You might also see objects that the folder administrator specified as
related to the content in the folder:
- Related Communities
- Related Folders
- Related Portlets
- Related Experts
- Related Content Managers